Don Pepin Garcia Serie JJ - Belicoso

Gooner · 05-07-2012, 11:54 AM

The cigar:

Don Pepin Garcia Serie JJ - Belicoso

Size: 5.7 x 52
Wrapper: Nicaraguan Corojo
Binder: Nicaragua
Filler: Nicaragua Corojo/Criollo
Price: $170 for a box of 24.

Pre-Light:
Barnyard and pepper. The pepper effect actually made me sneeze twice.
Cigar has some veins but it is well made. The draw is easy.

First Third:
First puffs are filled full of pepper.
Pleasant aroma and settled down with cedar and that classic pepper aftertaste.
This cigar provides plenty of smoke which I welcome with open arms.
Near the end of the first third, a sweetness stays long on the palate, leaving a slight sweet taste on the lips.

Second Third:
Pepper profile is going away. The sweetness remains but can't put my finger on it - vanilla maybe?
The Tripel beer I am drinking goes well with this cigar since the beer is fairly dry and cleans my palate quite well.
Very good tobacco flavors.

Last Third:
The cedar and sweetness are blending together which is giving me the impression of roasted marshmallow profile.
Smoke is getting more intense but I'm enjoying the flavor and the edge that it is providing. A perfect after dinner smoke.

Conclusion:
All the DPG JJ's I have were from the devil site (cigarbid) so I haven't paid full street price for them.
At $170 a box of 24, I think I would shy away from these but they are good smokes.
The young RASS I smoked the other night beats this hands down but since I picked up 4 fivers from the devil site for a very good price, these will do beautifully. A good smoke but not earth moving. The roasted marshmallow really surprised me and was very welcomed.

kelmac07 · 05-07-2012, 12:07 PM

Damn fine review of a great stick. Try the JJ Series Maduro, it is the bomb!!

boonedoggle · 05-07-2012, 12:42 PM

Excellent review! It's been a while since I had a JJ!

cobra03 · 05-07-2012, 02:53 PM

Great review. Like Mac said the Maduro is fantastic smoke as well.

hapi · 05-08-2012, 07:09 PM

I have JJ I buy @ JJcigar in NC very good price. I not net try. I like review thank you.

TJarv · 05-08-2012, 09:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kelmac07

Damn fine review of a great stick. Try the JJ Series Maduro, it is the bomb!!

Love the maduro.

QiCultivator · 05-08-2012, 10:59 PM

I have a box of the maduro belicosos resting...very nice smoke. I will probably smoke about half of them this year and save the rest because they have been discontinued!

05-07-2012, 11:54 AM	#1
Gooner Still Watching My Back Join Date: May 2010 First Name: Chris Location: Belgium Posts: 150 Trading: (0)	Don Pepin Garcia Serie JJ - Belicoso The cigar: Don Pepin Garcia Serie JJ - Belicoso Size: 5.7 x 52 Wrapper: Nicaraguan Corojo Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Corojo/Criollo Price: $170 for a box of 24. Pre-Light: Barnyard and pepper. The pepper effect actually made me sneeze twice. Cigar has some veins but it is well made. The draw is easy. First Third: First puffs are filled full of pepper. Pleasant aroma and settled down with cedar and that classic pepper aftertaste. This cigar provides plenty of smoke which I welcome with open arms. Near the end of the first third, a sweetness stays long on the palate, leaving a slight sweet taste on the lips. Second Third: Pepper profile is going away. The sweetness remains but can't put my finger on it - vanilla maybe? The Tripel beer I am drinking goes well with this cigar since the beer is fairly dry and cleans my palate quite well. Very good tobacco flavors. Last Third: The cedar and sweetness are blending together which is giving me the impression of roasted marshmallow profile. Smoke is getting more intense but I'm enjoying the flavor and the edge that it is providing. A perfect after dinner smoke. Conclusion: All the DPG JJ's I have were from the devil site (cigarbid) so I haven't paid full street price for them. At $170 a box of 24, I think I would shy away from these but they are good smokes. The young RASS I smoked the other night beats this hands down but since I picked up 4 fivers from the devil site for a very good price, these will do beautifully. A good smoke but not earth moving. The roasted marshmallow really surprised me and was very welcomed.

05-07-2012, 12:07 PM	#2
kelmac07 Resident Maduro Whore!! Join Date: Apr 2009 First Name: Mac Location: Newport News, VA Posts: 27,322 Trading: (218)	Re: Don Pepin Garcia Serie JJ - Belicoso Damn fine review of a great stick. Try the JJ Series Maduro, it is the bomb!! __________________ Dom in the MLB thread "I could probably get you to wear a Yankee hat for a Maduro!"

05-07-2012, 12:42 PM	#3
boonedoggle The Search is ON Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Jimmy Location: CHARLESTON, SC Posts: 631 Trading: (19)	Re: Don Pepin Garcia Serie JJ - Belicoso Excellent review! It's been a while since I had a JJ! __________________ Dr. Hibbard: Is that the love of a man for a woman, or the love of a man for a fine Cuban cigar? (chuckles

05-07-2012, 02:53 PM	#4
cobra03 Adult Babysitter Join Date: Aug 2009 First Name: Scott Location: Hamburg, NY Posts: 1,880 Trading: (15)	Re: Don Pepin Garcia Serie JJ - Belicoso Great review. Like Mac said the Maduro is fantastic smoke as well. __________________ "I'm feelin' low, Apu. You got any of that beer that has candy floating in it, you know Skittlebrau?https://www.facebook.com/thebuffalobeerleague

05-08-2012, 07:09 PM	#5
hapi Just in from the Storm Join Date: Jan 2012 First Name: Hapisan Location: MD Posts: 27 Trading: (0)	Re: Don Pepin Garcia Serie JJ - Belicoso I have JJ I buy @ JJcigar in NC very good price. I not net try. I like review thank you.

05-08-2012, 10:59 PM	#7
QiCultivator Just in from the Storm Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 16 Trading: (0)	Re: Don Pepin Garcia Serie JJ - Belicoso I have a box of the maduro belicosos resting...very nice smoke. I will probably smoke about half of them this year and save the rest because they have been discontinued!